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Husniddin Ahun

Husniddin Ahun is a journalist based in Pittsburgh, United States of America.

Award-winning writer with 20+ years of experience using open source information to produce print,
radio, video, and online content, including on social media. Extensive knowledge of foreign media
environments and advanced language skills.
LANGUAGES:
Native fluency (ILR level 3 or higher) in Russian, turkish, azerbaijan and uzbek.
RECENT EXPERIENCE
Independent Contractor, Voice of America, Washington, DC, 2014–present
• Wrote and published regular feature stories for the Voice of America’s (VOA) Uzbek Service;
• Conducted open source research and fact-checked various sources in foreign languages;
• Applied regional and language expertise to promote published material on social media;
• Conducted and recorded interviews with community leaders, academics, and experts;
• Produced video stories for VOA’s social media channels;
• Engaged with social media users to generate feedback.
PREVIOUS WORK HISTORY
Correspondent, The Associated Press, Tashkent Bureau, Uzbekistan, 2007–2008
Researched, wrote, and published news reports and managed several analytical programs in a highly
restrictive media environment, often providing the only Western reporting from the country.
Correspondent, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Prague, The Czech Republic, 2001–2006
Produced award-winning open source reporting and managed a staff of journalists and contributors
during a crisis severely limiting media environment in one of the country bureaus.
AWARDS
The David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Washington, DC, 2006
Excellence in Journalism Award
Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), London, UK, 2001.

 
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Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Vox Pop Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast) Journalism Live Reporting Fact Checking
 
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